Height: | 6-1 |
Weight: | 185 |
Year: | Junior |
Hometown: | Ventspils, Latvia |
Position: | Goaltender |
Major: | Business Administration-International |
Junior Team: | Aston (NAHL) |
Shoots/Catches: | Left |
Junior (2019-20): Played in 39 games while starting 38… Finished the season with a career best 13 wins… Posted a 2.57 goals against average and a .911 save percentage… Set career highs in games played and games started... Ranked first among all WCHA goaltenders in games played and games started… Seventh among WCHA goalies in goals against average… Fifth among WCHA goaltenders in save percentage… Played more minutes (2291:59) than any other NCAA goaltender in 2019-20… Stopped 1002 of the 1100 shots he faced, both of which ranked first in the WCHA… Allowed 98 goals on 1100 shots... One of three NCAA goalies to make 1000 or more saves this season... Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week on Dec. 16 after stopping 64 of 67 shots against No. 10 Bowling Green in a weekend split... Registered his first career point, an assist, on Feb. 7 at Michigan Tech… Recorded his first shutout of the season on Feb. 14 against Alabama-Huntsville in a 0-0 tie… Posted a second shutout on Feb. 28 at Ferris State in a 5-0 win… Made a season-high 45 saves in the Lakers 5-3 win in game two of the WCHA Quarterfinals at Bemidji State… Nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.
Sophomore (2018-19): Played to a 6-5-0 record with a .919 save percentage, a 2.31 goals against average and 282 saves in 11 starts...Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week...Named Madigan/Pingature Athlete of the Week...(10/7) at Merrimack, faced 31 shots and stopped all 31 to help the Lakers win 1-0...(1/5) at Alaska Anchorage, faced 31 shots and stopped 30, picking up the win in a 3-1 game...Shut out Minnesota State in 1-0 win in Mankato, Minnesota on Jan. 19, making 29 saves to hand the Mavericks their first home loss of the season...Named to WCHA All-Academic Team.
Freshman (2017-18): Appeared in 19 games between the pipes, while starting 15...Goals Against Average was 3.51, and save percentage was .894...Overall record was 3-10-2.
High School/Juniors: Named the 2016-17 North American Hockey League's (NAHL) Most Valuable Player and Vaughn Goaltender of the Year as member of the Aston (Pa.) Rebels ... Coached by Joe Coombs ... Earned 2016-17 All-NAHL East Division MVP and Goaltender of the Year recognition ... Received 2016-17 All-NAHL First Team and All-NAHL East Division First-Team accolades ... Posted a 31-10-0 record with a 1.63 goals-against average (63 goals allowed) and a .925 saves percentage (839 saves) in 2,322 minutes played for 41 regular-season outings ... Tops among 2016-17 NAHL regular-season leaders in goals-against average (1.63), victories (31), and shutouts (11) ... A two-time (Oct. and Nov.) winner of the NAHL's Goalie of the Month Award ... Selected twice as the NAHL's East Division Star of the Week (Nov. 7 and Feb. 13) ... Turned in a 6-2-0 mark to go with a 2.00 goals-against average (20 goals allowed) and a .915 saves percentage (234 saves) in 601 minutes of action for 10 2016-17 NAHL Playoff appearances ... Helped Aston capture the 2017-18 NAHL Regular-Season Championship title with 95 points and a league East Division crown as Rebels produced a 46-11-2-1 mark ... Represented Latvia at the 2016 World Junior Championships ... Played for the Latvia National Under 16, 17, 18, and 20 teams ... A 2017 graduate of Ventspids (Latvia) High School.
Personal: Son of Valentins and Inguna Mitens ... Born in Ventspids, Latvia ... Has an older brother ... Both his father and brother are firefighters ... Has interests in all sports ... Attended the 2017 New York Islanders National Hockey League (NHL) Prospect Development Camp ... Catches: Left ... Majoring in business administration-international.
Recent Games | ||
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Feb 22 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-1 |
Feb 28 | at Ferris State | W, 5-0 |
Feb 29 | at Ferris State | W, 4-2 |
Mar 6 | at Bemidji State | L, 2-0 |
Mar 7 | at Bemidji State | W, 5-3 |
Mar 8 | at Bemidji State | L, 3-1 |
Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games played | 39 | 30 | ||
Games started | 38 | 29 | ||
Minutes | 2291:30 | 1752:50 | ||
Goals against | 98 | 71 | ||
Goals-against average | 2.57 | 2.43 | ||
Saves | 1006 | 778 | ||
Save pct | .911 | .916 | ||
Wins | 13 | 11 | ||
Losses | 21 | 14 | ||
Ties | 4 | 4 | ||
Win pct | .395 | .448 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | w | l | t |
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Oct 5 | Merrimack | W, 6-2 | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 32 | .941 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 6 | Merrimack | W, 4-3 | 1 | 60:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 20 | .870 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 11 | Denver | L, 3-1 | 1 | 59:23 | 3 | 3.03 | 26 | .897 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 12 | Denver | L, 4-3 | 1 | 60:00 | 4 | 4.00 | 25 | .862 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 18 | at Michigan | L, 4-0 | 1 | 60:00 | 4 | 4.00 | 24 | .857 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 19 | at Michigan | L, 4-3 | 1 | 57:54 | 4 | 4.15 | 22 | .846 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 25 | at Notre Dame | L, 5-2 | 1 | 59:13 | 4 | 4.05 | 27 | .871 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct 26 | at Notre Dame | L, 6-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 1 | Ferris State | W, 5-4 | 1 | 64:44 | 4 | 3.71 | 25 | .862 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 2 | Ferris State | W, 4-3 | 1 | 60:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 20 | .870 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 8 | at Bemidji State | L, 7-1 | 1 | 40:00 | 5 | 7.50 | 24 | .828 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 9 | at Bemidji State | L, 5-1 | 0 | 18:41 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 15 | Michigan Tech | L, 4-2 | 1 | 57:10 | 4 | 4.20 | 26 | .867 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 16 | Michigan Tech | L, 2-1 | 1 | 59:00 | 2 | 2.03 | 16 | .889 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 22 | at Bowling Green | L, 5-0 | 1 | 58:30 | 5 | 5.13 | 27 | .844 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 23 | at Bowling Green | W, 3-1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 29 | .967 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 29 | Bemidji State | L, 4-1 | 1 | 58:09 | 3 | 3.10 | 28 | .903 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nov 30 | Bemidji State | T, 2-2 | 1 | 65:00 | 2 | 1.85 | 31 | .939 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dec 6 | at Minnesota State | L, 5-1 | 1 | 59:51 | 5 | 5.01 | 26 | .839 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dec 7 | at Minnesota State | L, 2-0 | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 32 | .941 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dec 13 | Bowling Green | L, 2-0 | 1 | 58:03 | 1 | 1.03 | 35 | .972 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dec 14 | Bowling Green | W, 3-2 | 1 | 61:38 | 2 | 1.95 | 29 | .935 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 28 | vs. Providence | L, 2-1 | 1 | 64:39 | 2 | 1.86 | 26 | .929 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dec 29 | at Vermont | L, 2-0 | 1 | 57:31 | 1 | 1.04 | 26 | .963 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jan 4 | at Alaska Anchorage | L, 2-0 | 1 | 58:57 | 2 | 2.04 | 20 | .909 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jan 5 | at Alaska Anchorage | W, 5-3 | 1 | 60:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 22 | .880 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 10 | at Alaska | L, 2-0 | 1 | 58:41 | 1 | 1.02 | 26 | .963 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jan 11 | at Alaska | T, 1-1 | 1 | 65:00 | 1 | 0.92 | 25 | .962 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 24 | Alaska Anchorage | W, 3-2 | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 15 | .882 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 25 | Alaska Anchorage | T, 3-3 | 1 | 65:00 | 3 | 2.77 | 19 | .864 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 31 | at USNTDP U-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 7 | at Michigan Tech | W, 7-3 | 1 | 60:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 39 | .929 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 8 | at Michigan Tech | L, 4-3 | 1 | 64:23 | 4 | 3.73 | 26 | .867 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Feb 14 | Alabama-Huntsville | T, 0-0 | 1 | 64:30 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Feb 15 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 4-1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 24 | .960 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 21 | Northern Michigan | W, 6-1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 25 | .962 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 22 | Northern Michigan | L, 5-1 | 1 | 57:54 | 4 | 4.15 | 25 | .862 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Feb 28 | at Ferris State | W, 5-0 | 1 | 59:53 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 29 | at Ferris State | W, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mar 6 | at Bemidji State | L, 2-0 | 1 | 59:14 | 2 | 2.03 | 33 | .943 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mar 7 | at Bemidji State | W, 5-3 | 1 | 60:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 45 | .938 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 8 | at Bemidji State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 58:32 | 2 | 2.05 | 33 | .943 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | w | l | t | win % | |
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Total | 39 | 38 | 2291:30 | 98 | 2.57 | 1006 | .911 | 13 | 21 | 4 | .395 |
Conference | 30 | 29 | 1752:50 | 71 | 2.43 | 778 | .916 | 11 | 14 | 4 | .448 |
Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Home | 18 | 18 | 1090:31 | 44 | 2.42 | 448 | .911 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .528 |
Away | 20 | 19 | 1136:20 | 52 | 2.75 | 532 | .911 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .289 |
Neutral | 1 | 1 | 64:39 | 2 | 1.86 | 26 | .929 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Wins | 13 | 13 | 786:15 | 28 | 2.14 | 346 | .925 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Losses | 22 | 21 | 1245:45 | 64 | 3.08 | 558 | .897 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .000 |
Ties | 4 | 4 | 259:30 | 6 | 1.39 | 102 | .944 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 |
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October | 7 | 7 | 416:30 | 24 | 3.46 | 176 | .880 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
November | 10 | 9 | 541:14 | 29 | 3.21 | 231 | .888 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 |
December | 6 | 6 | 361:42 | 13 | 2.16 | 174 | .930 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
January | 6 | 6 | 367:38 | 12 | 1.96 | 127 | .914 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
February | 7 | 7 | 426:40 | 13 | 1.83 | 187 | .935 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
March | 3 | 3 | 177:46 | 7 | 2.36 | 111 | .941 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |